Yanis Berkani
@laYans
Yanis Berkani
@laYans
Co-Founder & CTO, Alphix
Luzern, Switzerland
About me
French, 27, based in Luzern, Switzerland. Driven by the challenge of building robust and secure systems at scale. 5 years shipping blockchain protocols from architecture to audit to production. Core contributor to projects reaching $250M+ TVL and thousands of users.
Education
- BSc in Computer Science — EPFL (2017–2020), GPA 5.2/6. Bachelor's project graded 5.75/6 (Pylocus — Python routing optimization).
- MSc in Cyber Security — ETHZ/EPFL (2020–2023), GPA 5.3/6. Master's project graded 6/6 (Perspective — Solidity).
What I build
Alphix: Dynamic Fee Hook with JIT Liquidity Rehypothecation
Co-founded and built Alphix from the ground up. Alphix is a dynamic fee AMM with Just-In-Time Liquidity Rehypothecation. Idle LP capital is automatically deployed into yield vaults (Aave, Morpho, Sky), earning additional yield while remaining available for swaps.
- Led protocol architecture, smart contract development and end-to-end security.
- Sherlock audit completed with 0 Critical/High findings
- Built documentation, subgraph indexing and CI/CD pipelines
- Bootstrapped to $1M+ trading volume and $200K TVL within weeks of launch
- Represented the protocol at major industry events (EthCC Builders Showcase, IncuBase etc.)
Technical Skills
- Smart Contracts: Solidity (Foundry, Hardhat, Slither, OpenZeppelin), ERC Standards (20, 721, 2612, 4626, etc.)
- DeFi: AMM & CLMM Designs (Uniswap V2/V3/V4, Curve, Balancer), Yield Trading, Flash Loans, Swaps & Accounting
- Security: Audits with ChainSecurity, Sherlock, Code4rena, Immunefi, Pashov Audit Group; Bug Bounty Programs
- Languages: Python (NumPy, Pandas), JavaScript, React, Go, C, SQL
- Indexing & Tooling: Subgraphs (The Graph, Goldsky), Git, CI/CD, Docker, AWS
Beyond Code
Regular hackathon & CTF participant (ETH Global, IC3 Blockchain Camp). Football, boxing and tennis player. Passionate traveler. Former Treasurer at EPFL Blockchain Student Association and Co-Founder of Atanto (affordable Belgian fries on campus).